REV. JOSEPH K. RAEKE - Pastor REV. MICHAEL S. RORA - Parochial Vicar

REV. PAUL D. COUGHLIN - Deacon

Carver/Plympton • 130 Main Street • P.O. Box 68 • Carver, MA 02330

Website: ourladyoflourdescarver.weconnect.com Email: ololcarver@comcast.net

PARISH OFFICE

508-866-4000

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION PROGRAM

Pre K -10 508-866-9211

SUNDAY MASS SCHEDULE

Saturday: 5:00 P.M.

Sunday: 10:00 A.M.

WEEKDAY MASSES

Daily at 9:00 A.M.

Friday to Tuesday

HOLY DAYS

9:00 A.M. and 7:00 P.M.

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION

Saturday 4:15 P.M. to 4:45 P.M.

or by appointment

BAPTISM

Please make an appointment

with the Pastor.

MATRIMONY

Please contact the Pastor at least

six months prior to anticipated date.

Pre-Cana courses required.

ADORATION

First Friday's 9:00 A.M. - Noon

PARISH MEMBERSHIP

We invite new members of the Parish to register at the

parish office in Carver Square.

BULLETIN DEADLINE

All notices must be submitted to the

parish office no later than Tuesday, 10:00 A.M.

Mission Statement This Roman Catholic, God-centered community of Our Lady of Lourdes Parish seeks to be

compassionate and faith-filled, empowered by the Holy Spirit through the grace of the Eucharist and the sacraments to proclaim and live the gospel as believers in the risen Christ. Therefore, we commit to

share joyfully our time, talents and treasure in works of mercy and justice both within and beyond our parish.

Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

August 12, 2018

Sat., Aug. 11 5:00 Grace Barboza (1st Anniv,) Sun., Aug., 12 10:00 Joseph McCaffrey, Sr. (30th Anniv.) Mon., Aug. 13 9:00 William & Vasco Gomes Tue., Aug. 14 9:00 Linda Pires & Joseph Roderiques Thu., Aug. 16 9:00 NO MASS TODAY Fri., Aug. 17 9:00 For the People Next Week Sat., Aug. 18 5:00 Robert & Kathleen Cowan Sun., Aug. 19 10:00 Eric McDonnell (1st Anniv.) Mon., Aug. 20 9:00 For the People Wed., Aug. 22 9:00 NO MASS TDOAY Thu., Aug. 23 9:00 NO MASS TODAY

Readings for the Week of

August 12, 2018

Sunday: 1 Kgs 19:4-8/Ps 34:2-3, 4-5,

6-7, 8-9 [9a]/Eph 4:30--5:2/Jn 6:41-51

Monday: Ez 1:2-5, 24-28c/Ps 148:1-

2, 11-12, 13, 14/Mt 17:22-27

Tuesday: Ez 2:8--3:4/Ps 119:14, 24,

72, 103, 111, 131 [103a]/Mt 18:1-5,

10, 12-14

Wednesday: Vigil: 1 Chr 15:3-4, 15-

16; 16:1-2/Ps 132:6-7, 9-10, 13-14

[8]/1 Cor 15:54b-57/Lk 11:27-28

Day: Rv 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10ab/Ps

45:10, 11, 12, 16 [10bc]/1 Cor 15:20-

27/Lk 1:39-56

Thursday: Ez 12:1-12/Ps 78:56-57,

58-59, 61-62 [cf. 7b]/Mt 18:21--19:1

Friday: Ez 16:1-15, 60, 63 or 16:59-

63/Is 12:2-3, 4bcd, 5-6 [1c]/Mt 19:3-

12

Saturday: Ez 18:1-10, 13b, 30-32/Ps

51:12-13, 14-15, 18-19 [12a]/Mt

19:13-15

Next Sunday: Prv 9:1-6/Ps 34:2-3,

10-11, 12-13, 14-15 [9a]/Eph 5:15-20/

Jn 6:51-58

© LPi

The Lighter Side: Four men are in the hospital waiting room because their wives are having babies. A nurse approaches the first guy and says, “Congratulations! You're the father of twins.” “That's odd,” answers the man. “I work for the Min-nesota Twins!” A nurse then yells to the second man, “Congratulations! You're the father of triplets!” “That's weird,” answers the second man. “I work for the 3M com-pany!” A nurse goes up to the third man saying, “Congratulations! You're the father of quadruplets." “That's strange,” he answers. “I work for the Four Seasons hotel!”

The last man begins groaning and banging his head against the wall. “What's wrong?” the others ask. “I work for 7 Up!”

Registration for the upcoming school year:

Monday—Thursday 10:00 a.m.—4:00 p.m.

You may register in person or by phone at 508-866-9211 during the above times.

First Communion is a 2 year program beginning in the 1st grade.

Plymouth Area Coalition located at 149 Bishops Highway Kingston, MA is in need of volunteers! Volunteer opportunities: Food Pantry- Assisting Food Pantry Coordinator, stocking shelves and client sup-port. Thrift Store- Assist with inventory and sales. Children’s Holiday Fund- October-December. Assist with coordination of gift program (sort gifts, fill wish lists). For further information: Please contact Casey at 781-582-2010 or email cbrait@plymouthareacoalition.org

The Week Ahead

Wednesday, August 15, 2018

6:30 p.m.—NO BINGO

Income for 8/5/2018 Offertory: $2,816.00 Parish Development: $1,548.00 Attendance at Mass: 216

The Solemnity of the Assumption of the

Blessed Virgin Mary, a Holy Day of Obligation,

is celebrated on Wednesday, August 15.

Masses will be at: Our Lady of Lourdes: 9:00 a.m.

St. Peter’s Parish: 9:00 a.m. St. Kateri: 7:00 p.m.

Army: LT Jared Kayajan, SGT Brian Cole, SFC Dale Covel, 1LT Patrick O’Donnell, PVT Frank Baker, Chaplain Ira Houck, SGT Martin McIsaac, CPT James Giddens, WO2 Andrew Cunningham, SPC Jason Madden, PFC William Mueller, LTC David Lynch,

MAJ Patricia Anne Keefe, MSG William Costa, SGT Thomas Narcotta, PVT Christopher Galley, Marine Corps: CPL Derek Monroe, LCPL Richard Flavell, Air Force: TSGT Matthew Leopardi, MSgt William Bro-gan, TSGT Tim Kennedy, Navy: E5 Mitchell Her-menau, E4 Evan Hermenau, LCDR Paul Daniel Fuery, Seaman Ryan Crowley, CDR Joseph Gilmore, Coast Guard: PO3 Paul Mills.

19th Sunday in Ordinary Time Have you ever approached a hushed group and were cer-tain they were talking about you? It's an uncomfortable feeling to catch people murmuring about what you did, said, or didn't do. It breeds division and exclusion. In today's Gospel, Jesus invites us to just the opposite. The reading opens with the crowds "murmuring" their doubts about Jesus after he has proclaimed himself the Bread of Life. "Is this not Jesus, the son of Joseph? How can he say 'I have come down from heaven'?" In his response, Jesus brings up the Isra-elites and the manna God brought them in the desert. If you turn back to the story in Exodus, you'll see another similar word: mur-muring. As the going got tough, the Israelites doubted Moses and God's plan to protect and care for them as a chosen people. Here, Jesus proposes a difficult theological concept. Jesus himself is "the living bread" and "flesh for the life of the world." This is not an exclusive concept. "Everyone who listens to my Father and learns from him comes to me." Why? Be-cause "the Father who sent me draws him." The next time you're at Mass, take a few moments to watch the communion line. Young and old, families and singles, diverse races and cultures and stories, we are all drawn to the Eucharistic table. Catholic doctrine may require faith, but it is a faith possible for anyone who seeks truth. Christianity does not hide behind locked doors in an exclusive clubhouse, whispering behind the backs of nonbelievers. Jesus compels us to share the love of God the Father for his children, that we one day be joined with Him and "live forever." © LPi

Jimmy Boutin, Laura, Daniel, Frankie White, Linda, Lisa Stanley, Steve Martin, Rose Wenhold, Chris M., Tiffany, Charles R., Molly Piggott, Leah M., Samantha Mercon, Christine, Shirley P., Larry Page, Delores Simmons, Jillian M., Kenneth O’Connor, Jonathan, Joey M., Cookie M., Amanda G., James M., Mildred Bryant, Norma, Craig Fullerton, Josh-

ua MacNayr, Bob M., Nancy Everett, Darien Moore, Kate, Brooke, Paul C., Amy Riley, Brenda, Jim Damon, Ruth Roche, Barbara Logan, Bill B., Shannon P., Margaret Leary, Connie Jeanne Kennedy, Father Robert Cordery, Dottie Riley, Kathleen C., Andrea, Michael Nash, Page, Wally, Stephen Neary, Laura, Fred Hazen, Chloe, Mark, Dorita C., Helen C., Leah Nash, Kevin C., Kasdine Dutton, Roger, Alex H., Pat G., Thomas Scanlon, Laura Flaherty, Hank Z., Ray, LeeAnn Tra-han, Janet M., Alex, Sarah L., Karen, Lauren Waithe, Barbara Waithe, Marilyn Downing, Joe Gilder, Peter Correia, Kelly, Jack Franey, Sam Keller, Charles V., Leah J., Michelle M., Arlene, Donald B., Jacque, James O’Connor, Steve Fox, Judy, Philip M., Mary Jennings, Martin, Patricia McMaster, Colleen, Carol C., Mary, Lena Barros, Jim Geary, Paul S., Gail, Ruben Martinez, Eva Lipton, James Brown, Joanne Old-erich, Richard Waldron, Kathy Shea-Welch, James Perkins, Steven C., Bernadette Hemingway, Helen Ventura, Joe Peters, Pat O’Kane, John Simoes, April, Janet White, Jaime Freedman, Katherine Collins, Stan-ley Zaleski, Ingrid, Patty MacKenzie, Janet O’Leary, Patrick, Paul, Catherine Frances, Maggie, Marge Ferrara, Jenn, Andrea, James, Ann, John, Marlene B., Connor B., Leo, Charles Fisher, Jackie, Joe Morris, Jason, Mike M., Joyce Donahue, Bennie, Dot Loveday, Laurence and Heidi Hemingway, Vera Simmons, Kay Reiber & Long family, Frank Meech, Domingo Thatcher and for all parishioners who are ill.

Please remember Mary Sheehan whose Funeral Mass was celebrated on Monday. May she rest in peace!

In the coming months we will be combining our weekly bulletin with St.

Peter and St. Kateri Parishes. We need your help up-dating our military and prayer list. Please prayerfully look over the list. Let the parish office know if any of these names should be removed. Thank you for your help.

Our Spiritual Bouquet Cards are now available for purchase. These cards are a wonderful way to remember a loved one who has returned home to the Lord.

Their name will be enrolled in our Prayer Society and will share in the spiritual benefits of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass to be offered on the First Fri-day of each month for one year.